Lawyer Profile

Andrew Fox

Special Counsel

E: afox@frenkels.com.au
Andrew was admitted to practice in April 1978 and commenced with Frenkel Partners in January 2014 as Special Counsel. While Andrew’s practice revolves around commercial litigation and insolvency, he has a keen interest in corporate insolvency issues. With extensive experience in banking / finance litigation, and related securities law, Andrew has a unique insight into the resolution of commercial disputes.

Andrew particularly enjoys the interaction between legal and commercial issues, with a view to reaching the right balance between those issues and working to achieve the strategic outcome required by clients.

Arthur Bourandanis

Special Counsel

E: abourandanis@frenkels.com.au
2015 is a celebratory year for Arthur. He has now enjoyed 30 years in commercial practice, more particularly property, leases and small business issues. Arthur’s main objective is to provide positive time and cost efficient practice solutions to his clients.
Arthur has a very special interest in providing positive energy and focus to patients dealing with cancer. He is 10 years in remission from leukaemia and interacts with a number of organisations such as the Leukaemia Foundation, Cancer Council and AGWS, volunteering and speaking on their behalf as requested.

Ben Frenkel

Senior Consultant

E: bfrenkel@frenkels.com.au
Ben was one of the two founding partners of Frenkel Partners and has a long history of practice in Commercial Property, Wills and Probate. Whilst serendipity played a large part in his legal career, Ben also believes in the necessity of bringing practical good sense to the drafting of documents and enjoys the human interest of the Probate process.

Enio Minisini

Special Counsel

E: eminisini@frenkels.com.au
Enio was admitted to practice in 1991 and has been with Frenkel Partners since April 2016 as Special Counsel, having previously been a partner at another Melbourne legal firm. His practice generally centres on corporate and commercial, real property and private client matters. Enio is committed to partnering clients to achieve their aims and outcomes with efficient and reliable advice.

James Edgar

Associate

E: james.edgar@frenkels.com.au
James was admitted on 23 June 2015 and joined the practice in April, 2016. His predominant areas of practice are Litigation and Business law, with a personal interest lying in employment law matters and litigious matters which are document dense. James enjoys taking on complex matters (whether it be litigious or non-litigious) and being able to provide a simple and clear path to clients to resolve the matter.

James likes:

Sport (both playing and spectating); Traveling; Delicious Food and Wine

John Edgar

Special Counsel

E: jedgar@frenkels.com.au
John commenced with Frenkel Partners in April 2016, having been a partner of another commercial law firm for over 25 years prior to joining Frenkel Partners. John has a broad range of commercial litigation knowledge that covers corporate/partnerships, insolvency, employment, insurance & sport areas and he enjoys resolving issues and engaging in the process of alternative dispute resolution or if required, going to court.

John Lancefield

Special Counsel

E: jlancefield@frenkels.com.au
John was admitted to practice in March 1994 and commenced at Frenkel Partners in February 2012. John practices in many areas such as commercial litigation, insolvency, corporations law, product distribution, product liability, trade practices and competition law.

He has a personal interest in issues relating to product distribution including trade practices and competition laws and enjoys understanding a client's business and the market it works in as well as many different areas of commercial law.

Krystelle Hsu

Senior Associate

E: khsu@frenkels.com.au
In June 2012, Krystelle Hsu commenced at Frenkel Partners, practising in the areas of commercial litigation and insolvency. Krystelle’s broad experience enables her to service a wide range of clients on a variety of issues. She enjoys the fast paced nature of litigation and achieving the best legal and commercial outcomes for her clients.

Krystelle was admitted to practice in March 2007, having spent two years before admittance as a volunteer at the Springvale Monash Legal Service and the South East Centre Against Sexual Assault where she provided legal advice and representation to clients from disadvantaged backgrounds in a wide range of areas, including family and civil law matters as well as victims of crime compensation.

Maria Kerhoulas

Partner

E: mkerhoulas@frenkels.com.au
Maria joined Frenkel Partners in February 2018 and has a wealth of experience in dispute resolution and litigation having practiced for over 18 years and having worked for a variety of clients during this time including publicly listed companies, private companies, statutory authorities, insurers and individuals.

Maria acts in a wide range of disputes including contractual and commercial disputes, insolvency, professional negligence, wills and estates, debt recovery and enforcement, administrative and competition and consumer law. Maria also acts in the area of private prosecutions and since 2004 has been, and continues to be, involved in prosecuting various statutory criminal offences for a private prosecution body, including advising in relation to investigations and the issuing of charges and acting in contested prosecutions, amongst other things.

Maria understands clients and their needs and aims to deal with their issues as pragmatically, efficiently and expeditiously as possible with the clients' best interests at the heart of everything she does.

Maria likes:

Music of all genres, anything from the 80s, the 3 Gs (Good company, Good coffee, Good wine)

Jayne Sandri

Senior Associate

E: jsandri@frenkels.com.au
Jayne was admitted to practice in May 2012 and commenced with Frenkel Partners in April 2016. Jayne’s practice at Frenkel Partners includes both general commercial litigation and business law, dealing with litigious and non-litigious matters involving partnership agreements, banking, finance, bankruptcy and insolvency. With experience as a trainee lawyer and lawyer within boutique commercial firms in Melbourne, including in respect to litigious matters and commercial transactions, Jayne has a firm perspective into the resolution of commercial disputes.

Jayne enjoys the exposure to a variety of industries and working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve best possible legal and commercial outcomes for a diverse range of clients.

Jayne likes:

Keeping fit; Blueberries; Playdates with my nieces

Jayne dislikes:

Tardiness; Cycling uphill or in the rain; Waking up to an alarm

Naim Bittar

Lawyer

E: nbittar@frenkels.com.au
Naim first joined Frenkel Partners as a Paralegal in March 2011 where he assisted and gained experience for 3 years with the various legal teams. He had previously worked as a junior project manager at a construction company.

He returned in January 2016 as a trainee lawyer predominantly practicing in Business Law and Property Law. Naim enjoys the exposure to and learning about the way different companies and businesses function and applying this knowledge to ensure clients get the best legal results. He has an interest in commercial transactions particularly the purchase and sale of businesses and also enjoys occasionally working on litigious matters.

Nick Theofilakos

Partner

E: ntheofilakos@frenkels.com.au
Nick is one of the two founding partners of Frenkel Partners and experienced in business, having set up and run a café whilst studying for his law degree. Nick was admitted in March 1994, and now practices predominately in the areas of Business Law and Litigation, with a particular interest in Insolvency.

Claudia Baskett

Partner

E: cbaskett@frenkels.com.au
Claudia was admitted to practice in 1999 and commenced at Frenkel Partners in October 2009. She practices predominantly in Insolvency Law, both personal and corporate, and enjoys the technical complexity of the work, but also the opportunity it affords to add value to businesses by advising in issues from risk minimisation to internal credit procedures. Claudia also practices in commercial litigation.

Claudia became a full member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association in May 2005.

Claudia likes:

Spending time with family; Getting lost in a good book; Genuine laughter

Michael Bromby

Special Counsel

E: mbromby@frenkels.com.au
Michael joined Frenkel Partners in July 2011 as Special Counsel, practising predominantly in Commercial Law and Commercial Property, with an emphasis towards advising clients on business related strategies and solutions. Michael’s practice has evolved over time. He has a diverse client base – international and national companies, local government, long standing family businesses and high wealth individuals – which offers unique challenges and a huge variety in the nature of work.

Michael was admitted to practice in 1978. Prior to studying law, he studied industrial design at RMIT. Post admission, in addition to practising as a solicitor, Michael lectured part-time in Business Law for 10 years at Victoria College, Prahran (now part of Deakin University).

Sarah McCullough

Senior Associate

E: smccullough@frenkels.com.au
Sarah joined Frenkel Partners in May 2008 and practices predominantly in insolvency and commercial litigation. Prior to that Sarah worked as a judges associate in the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Sarah prides herself on providing clear, honest and accessible legal advice and representation to all her clients, and is committed to securing the best possible outcomes for them with particular attention to their strategic goals and the legal and commercial realities they operate in.

Mark Marcou

Partner

E: mmarcou@frenkels.com.au
Mark came to Frenkel Partners in February 2005 as an articled clerk, having enjoyed a previous career as a partner in an accounting practice, and was admitted in March 2006. It's no surprise Mark now works on a mix of Business Law and Litigation, which enables him to use and build on past experience whilst enjoying a variety of tasks and challenges.

Mark is committed to furthering the business objectives of his clients, and negotiating sensible outcomes.

Bill Lambros

Senior Associate

E: blambros@frenkels.com.au
Bill commenced at Frenkel Partners in May 2009 and practices predominantly in Litigation and Insolvency. He also has extensive experience in Administrative Law, Crime and Appeal work, but most enjoys developing strategies to assist clients to broker solutions to disputes, turning negatives to positives wherever possible.

Bill was admitted to practice in 1994 and worked for two years after his admission as a judge's associate in the County Court.

Joanna Goldsmith

Partner

E: jgoldsmith@frenkels.com.au
Joanna commenced at Frenkel Partners in November 2006 practicing in Business Law. She has a particular interest in business transaction work and leasing, which give her exposure to a diversity of law and a wide community.

Prior to her legal career, Joanna worked in Human Resource Management and Hospitality, and brings all of her people and business skills to bear on her work at Frenkel Partners.

Anna Alevizopoulos

Partner

E: aalevizopoulos@frenkels.com.au
Anna commenced as a litigator with Frenkel Partners in September 2004, and practices predominantly in Insolvency and Litigation. She enjoys the challenge of her work and achieving commercially sensible decisions for her clients.

Sally Bakowski

Lawyer

E: sbakowski@frenkels.com.au
In April 2016, Sally commenced at Frenkel Partners as a Trainee Lawyer. She was admitted to practice in June 2016, having spent many years gaining experience in Property law, Estate planning, Wills and Probates before commencing her law degree.

Sally enjoys the challenge that estate disputes bring, but mainly enjoys the challenge and satisfaction of achieving the best possible legal and commercial outcomes for clients in all her areas of practice. Sally looks forward to expanding and developing further areas of practice.

Sally likes:

Food and wine; Gym (to counteract the food and wine); people who make me laugh

Diana Szilagyi

Senior Associate

E: dszilagyi@frenkels.com.au
After being admitted to practice in November 2007, Diana joined Frenkel Partners in October 2010. Prior to her admission as a lawyer she spent time in the Financial Assurance division of PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

At Frenkel Partners Diana practices predominantly in Business Law, but also provides advice in property transactions as well as litigious matters. She enjoys the diversity of work in her practice which brings her into contact with a broad range of clients and issues. A keen interest in dancing has her seeking out clients in the entertainment industry to assist them with all aspects of their businesses.

Diana likes:

Spending time with the people that are closest to me; Dancing; Chocolate and coffee

Diana dislikes:

Being bad at something I really want to be great at; Intolerance; Anchovies (except Ortiz anchovies)

Amanda Mond

Senior Associate

E: amond@frenkels.com.au
Amanda was admitted in December 2009 and joined Frenkel Partners in February 2010 with a background in commerce, working in bookkeeping and accounts whilst studying her law degree. Since joining the firm, she has been snapped up by the Property team and welcomes the opportunity to exercise her creativity and problem solving skills in mapping out transactions and planning outcomes for clients.

Sofija Celebic

Lawyer

E: scelebic@frenkels.com.au
Sofija was admitted to practice in November 2014. She commenced her legal career working in the general counsel’s office of a global law firm where she dealt with the analysis and resolution of conflicts and the review of requests for proposals. She then expanded her experience and worked for a national law firm predominantly in the areas of commercial disputes and litigation and building and construction before joining Frenkel Partners in February 2018.

Sofija practices in the area of litigation and dispute resolution and has experience acting for a range of clients in diverse disputes. She provides strategic advice for the efficient resolution of corporate and commercial disputes and aims to deliver the best outcome for her clients.

Vanda Sharma

Conveyancing Clerk

E: vsharma@frenkels.com.au
Vanda joined the firm in July 2012, bringing a solid skill set in residential, commercial, off the plan and subdivision transactions. Vanda particularly enjoys large subdivision matters. She enjoys this area of practice as she herself is a keen property investor.

Vanda thrives under pressure and enjoys the challenge of meeting deadlines. She loves feeling that sense of satisfaction when a file is completed successfully.